Nugent's spot on...again!

Leicester City 2 - 1 Barnsley

David Nugent scored his fifth penalty of the season to give Leicester City all 3 points at the King Power Stadium this afternoon. It looked like it was going to be a frustrating afternoon for the Foxes in the first half, as they failed to break the deadlock before the interval. Dyer and Vardy both had good chances to give City the lead, before Knockaert was fouled in the box and the referee failed to award what looked like a certain penalty. Having dominated the possession and created so many chances, the Foxes would have been frustrated to go in 0-0 at the break. Nigel Pearson could have been forgiven for making changes at half-time, particularly as Barnsley were determined to keep 11 men behind the ball. However, the manager sent the same team out in the second half and they delivered the goods.

First, Nugent ran on to an excellent Lloyd Dyer pass in the 50th minute and fired a shot into the bottom corner of the net. Less than 12 minutes later, Vardy sprinted through to latch onto a loose ball. He knocked the ball past goalkeeper Butland, who brought the striker down with a clumsy challenge. Nugent's spot-kick was ruthless - into the top corner. Leicester were comfortable at that stage and should really have gone on to win more comfortably. However, a defensive lapse in concentration allowed Scotland to steal in at the back post and score an easy header for the visitors. It created a nervous 20 minutes for Leicester and they were indebted to Kasper Schmeichel for pulling off a superb save 8 minutes from time, diving full length to his left to claw out a Crainie header. 

Leicester now face away trips to Yeovil on Tuesday night and Doncaster on Saturday. They will looking for a minimum of 4 points from these two games to consolidate their superb start to the season.